Oregon wine industry-watchers are buzzing about an unprecedented wave of land purchases, winery acquisitions and capital infusion from California, France, Washington and elsewhere as Oregon’s spot on the world’s wine map is growing in leaps and bounds.

It started out with a mistaken email sent to Matt Hadfield of Australia instead of Matt Hadfield of Portland. And what has resulted is the resulting friendship between two men and two families on two continents, and tomorrow an unexpected Thanksgiving together.